Little Traverse Conservancy provides opportunities to get out in the woods on lands that are both open and lands that are closed to hunting.

Interactive maps of Conservancy-owned nature preserves can be found at www.landtrust.org or on a free nature preserve app, LTC Explorer (Google or Apple app stores). A printed preserve map was updated this past September and is also available upon request or at our office near Harbor Springs.

Dogs are allowed on Conservancy preserves but they must be kept on a leash. Please respect that there may be children or people who are afraid of dogs on the trails and obey this statewide law. Please note that dogs that are legally engaged in hunting on lands enrolled in the Commercial Forestry Act are not required to be on a leash. In addition, the majority of hunting occurs at dawn and dusk.

For more information about hunting on preserves (including a list of preserves where hunting is permitted), visit www.landtrust.org and click on “Nature Preserves.” A dropdown menu will walk you through a downloadable permission slip that is required when hunting on a Conservancy preserve.

Preserves across the Conservancy’s five-county service area that are NOT open to hunting are listed below.Charlevoix County

Little Traverse Conservancy is the regional non-profit working in northern lower and eastern upper Michigan. Call our office to find out more about land protection options that may be available for your land. Community field trips and environmental education programs are offered throughout the year.